This old bank building sits in the Delray neighborhood of Detroit.

A bank building was erected here in 1900 as the DelRay Savings Bank but was demolished by 1918. The current structure was completed in 1919 as the People's State Bank. In the 1920s, additions were implemented.

In 1933 the People's State Bank split, and the National Bank of Detroit used it as a branch. It stayed so until the 1980s. Throughout that time the bank was part of a conglomerate of businesses, which, one by one, they slowly disappeared, leaving the abandoned bank standing alone.

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The bank had its share of stories to tell. According to This Building Matters, in 1974 a man came into the bank and attempted to withdraw money out of his grandmother's account, all in 20 and 50 dollar bills. When the teller refused, the thief said he had a gun and she should fork over the money or else. Scared, the teller started to gather up the money but fainted. Panicking, the robber fled without the cash.

After closing in the 80s, it supposedly became a biker bar, appropriately called “The Bank Bar”.

Architecturally, this former bank was built to stand the test of time.....so if some enterprising person has the time, patience, and dough, this old bank could be saved and used for something significant. Take a look at the gallery below.

Abandoned 1919 Bank: DelRay

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